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Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

This certifies that the heraldic arms of
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
born 1909 in New York and died 2000 in California
are registered as a original design and described by the blazon below

Arms: Azure two flauches connected by a ribbon in fess with bow Or.

Crest: An American bald eagle's head proper holding a spur Or between two olive branches proper.

Biographical information

Douglas Elton Fairbanks, Jr., KBE, DSC (December 9, 1909 – May 7, 2000) was an American actor and a highly decorated naval officer of World War II. Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. was born in New York City, the son of actor Douglas Fairbanks and his first wife, Anna Beth Sully.

Design rationale

The College of Arms in London granted Fairbanks a coat of arms that symbolizes the U.S. and Britain united across the blue Atlantic Ocean by a silken knot of friendship.